Principles of Aerodynamics – Review Worksheet
This review is a brief quiz for you to reflect on the previous lecture material. Some of the following questions are open-answered, and as such, the quiz as a whole will not be assessed.
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Question 1 of 11
1. Question
Fill in the gaps in the following table:
Force
Made up of/Created by…
Acts through…
Opposes…
Centre of Gravity
Weight
Drag
Power generation
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Question 2 of 11
2. Question
Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below:
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A is a or upon an object resulting from the objects with another object. A force is a because it has both and . It is common to represent a force by an . Because forces are , the effect of an individual force upon an object is often by the effect of another force. A force is represented diagrammatically and an arrow, the direction of the arrow representing the direction the force is and the size of the arrow represents the of the force.
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Question 3 of 11
3. Question
Answer the questions below:
- What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
- How does Newton’s Third Law of Motion relate to thrust?
- How does Newton’s Third Law of Motion relate to lift?
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Question 4 of 11
4. Question
Match the labels on the following picture:
Sort elements
- Upper surface
- Lower surface
- Leading edge
- Trailing edge
- Chord
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Question 5 of 11
5. Question
Why is the upper surface longer than the lower surface of the airfoil?
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Question 6 of 11
6. Question
Use you own knowledge and research to complete the following questions:
- At what point will the velocity of the fluid increase?
- Why?
- What is Bernoulli’s principle?
- What is the law of conservation of energy?
- What is the law of conservation of Mass?
- How to these principles contribute to lift?
- What is Dynamic Pressure?
- What is Static Pressure?
- How do they contribute to lift?
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Question 7 of 11
7. Question
Is the following diagram, correct? Why?
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Question 8 of 11
8. Question
List and describe each of the following components of the pilots lift equation:
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Question 9 of 11
9. Question
Which components of the pilots lift equation can the pilot of and RPA control?
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Question 10 of 11
10. Question
Answer the following questions:
- What is drag?
- What are the types of drag? How is each type different?
- How can drag can be minimized in an aircraft?
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Question 11 of 11
11. Question
Answer the following questions:
- What is stall?
- What are the characteristics of stall?
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